'Twas two nights before Christmas
and at ESPN.com
Creme's bracketology was posted
Is he right or is he wrong?

Charlie then visits with Christmas Past as the NCAA tourney shifts back to predetermined sites.

Hop in the DeLorean. Crank up the flux capacitor. The NCAA tournament is headed back to the future.

Not to 1955, just 2004, which is the last time the format of 16 predetermined first- and second-round sites was utilized (it also happens to be the last time Connecticut won the women's basketball national championship, but that's a column for another day).